Feach is a voluntary organisation and support group for parents of blind and visually impaired children. They provide peer support on issues such as education, social opportunities, and practicalities of daily life.
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Child Vision
ChildVision is dedicated to the education and therapy needs of blind and multi-disabled children in Ireland. ChildVision provides assessment, early intervention, education, therapies and nursing and residential services. They also provide a wide range of resources from the library, Reading Services, Orientation and Mobility, Professional Courses and eLearning.
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
The Irish Guide Dogs core purpose is to enable people with sight loss and families of children with autism to lead better lives, become more independent and more mobile. In addition to providing guide dogs and related training, the organisation provide a range of other services such as orientation and mobility training with long canes,… Continue reading Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
Fighting Blindness
Fighting Blindness’s vision is to cure blindness, support people living with sight loss and empower patients. They promote and facilitate the research and development of therapies which are accessible to all people affected by sight loss. They also provide a range of services from their Insight Counselling service, advocacy service, Visionaries choir, mindfulness sessions and… Continue reading Fighting Blindness
National Council for the Blind of Ireland
The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) provide a wide range of services including general advice and information on sight loss, assistive technology advice and training, emotional support and counselling, low vision solutions, rehabilitation training, employment support and policy and advocacy services. NCBI also has a large collection of audio, large print and… Continue reading National Council for the Blind of Ireland
World Federation of the Deafblind
The World Federation of the DeafBlind (WFDB) is a non-profit, representative organization of national organizations or groups of deafblind persons and of deafblind individuals worldwide. The aim of WFDB is to be a forum of exchange of knowledge and experiences amongst deafblind persons and to obtain inclusion and full participation of deafblind persons in all… Continue reading World Federation of the Deafblind
Deafblind International
Deafblind International (DBI) is an international not-for-profit membership organisation focused on deafblindness. They connect individuals who are deafblind, their families, professionals, researchers, developers, service-organisations, libraries, universities, national and international agencies and any other relevant partner in the field to make a real difference in the lives of people with deafblindness around the world.
St Joseph’s House for Adult Deaf and Deafblind
St Joseph’s House is a unique residential community for Deaf and Deafblind adults whose residents come from all over Ireland, and further afield in some cases, and enjoy a full and active community life supported by a range of professional staff, trained in ISL.
Irish Deaf Society
The Irish Deaf Society supports the Irish Deaf Community and their families by providing advocacy services, resources in Irish Sign Language, a wide range of classes for Deaf adults and Irish Sign Language classes for all.
Sign Language Interpreting Services (SLIS)
Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS) is the national Sign Language Interpreting Service for Ireland. They provide a referral service for people who use Irish Sign Language to find a qualified interpreter. They also support organisations in how to use an interpreter. They provide an emergency service for medical and legal crisis and can arrange interpreters… Continue reading Sign Language Interpreting Services (SLIS)